Malcom vs Malachi

Side-by-side comparison of Malcom and Malachi - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Malcom

Boy name · Rank #1737

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Name B

Malachi

Boy name · Rank #149

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Metric Malcom Malachi
Current Rank #1737 #149
Total Births (all years) 5,864 65,758
Peak Year 1992 2006
Peak Year Births 186 2,776
Peak Decade 1990s 2010s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Malcom Malachi
1880s 27 58
1890s 25 30
1900s 35 51
1910s 242 156
1920s 430 185
1930s 332 172
1940s 298 183
1950s 529 155
1960s 449 108
1970s 348 390
1980s 492 746
1990s 1,130 3,525
2000s 554 20,780
2010s 459 24,588
2020s 514 14,631

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Malcom Malachi
2014 26 2,400
2015 49 2,602
2016 39 2,634
2017 39 2,549
2018 48 2,514
2019 80 2,454
2020 81 2,402
2021 74 2,324
2022 83 2,307
2023 90 2,482
2024 95 2,424
2025 91 2,692

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1880–2025.

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